a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to be surprised; to be astonished
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
(medical) doctor; physician
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
information transfer; information transmission
course; route; path; process; means
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
by means of; due to; because of; according to
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be able to manage somehow or another
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
good customer; prime customer; valued clientele
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
until now; so far; up to the present
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling